1924. BRITISH MUSEUM. A GUIDE TO THE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN OF THE FAR EAST IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CERAMICS AND ETHNOGRAPHY. With 14 Plates and 230 Illustrations. (London): Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1924. Black and white illustrations from photos. xvi,168 pp. Octavo, printed paper boards. A very good... More about GUIDE TO THE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN OF THE FAR EAST IN THE DEPARTMENT
1873. BRITTAN, Harriette G. SHOSHIE, THE HINDOO ZENANA TEACHER. New York: Thomas Whittaker (1873). 222 + 3 pp. publisher's advertisements. 12mo., brick colored cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Light shelfwear and rubbing to cloth. Small adhesion spot to coated brown pastedown and flyleaf. Pencil ownership to blank recto preceding... More about SHOSHIE, THE HINDOO ZENANA TEACHER
1969. BRONSTEIN, Leo. FIVE VARIATIONS ON THE THEME OF JAPANESE PAINTING. Freeport: The Bond Wheelright Company, (1969). First edition. Tall 8vo., black cloth with illustration; xvi + 373p. 35 color plates, many b&w illustrations. This is a fine copy. More about FIVE VARIATIONS
1969. BRONSTEIN, Leo. FIVE VARIATIONS ON THE THEME OF JAPANESE PAINTING. Freeport: The Bond Wheelright Company, (1969). First edition. Tall 8vo., black cloth with illustration; xvi + 373p. 35 color plates, many b&w illustrations. This is a fine copy. More about FIVE VARIATIONS
1912. BROU, A. SAINT FRANCOIS XAVIER: 1506-1548, TOME PREMIER, & TOME SECOND, LIVRE SIXIEME: UNE ANNEE AUX INDES (1548-1549). 2 VOLUMES. Paris: Gabriel Beauchesne & Cie, 1912. xvi + 445/487 pp. 8vo., half calf with raised bands, gilt spine lettering and marbled paper covered boards. Ex-library with no external markings... More about SAINT FRANCOIS XAVIER, TOME PREMIER & LIVRE SIXIEME: UNE ANNEE AUX
1924. BROWN, Louise Norton. BLOCK PRINTING & BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN. With Forty-three Plates (Eighteen in Colours), and Copious Indexes of Titles and Artists. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1924. First edition. Folio size, tan cloth spine with brown morocco label, blue paper-covered boards; xiii + 261pp. The top... More about BLOCK PRINTING & BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN
1970. BRYAN, J. Ingram. THE LITERATURE OF JAPAN. Port Washington, NY/London: Kennikat Press, (1970). Facsimile edition. Small 8vo., grey cloth; 252 pp. Slight spotting to cloth, soil to top-edge. A near fine, tight copy else. More about LITERATURE OF JAPAN
1906. BRYAN, William Jennings. LETTERS TO A CHINESE OFFICIAL. Being a Western View of Eastern Civilization. New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1906. 12mo, grey paper-covered boards, paper label. Nicks at spine, foxing, and chipping of label, else very good. More about LETTERS TO A CHINESE OFFICIAL
1940. BUCHLER, Walter. HIRAYAMA TAKES A CHANCE. A Japanese Romance. London: Useful Publications, (1940). First edition. 8vo., brick cloth; (320 pp). Ex-library. Sun, slight soil to cloth. Very good. More about HIRAYAMA TAKES A CHANCE
1953. BUCK, Pearl. THE MAN WHO CHANGED CHINA, the Story of Sun Yat-Sen. Illustrated by Frank Castellon. New York: Random House, (1953). First edition. 8vo., decorative, green cloth, pictorial endpapers. Ink ownership, name to fore-edge in pencil. Eight leaves are lightly effcted by a small circular patch of dampstain (approx... More about MAN WHO CHANGED CHINA, the Story of Sun Yat-Sen
1965. (BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION). THE CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS. Volume II, by Margaret Gentles. The Art Institute of Chicago, (1965). 1/1000 numbered copies. Vol. II: vi + 307 pp., with 8 color plates and full illustration in b&w. Terracotta cloth, t.e.g., with matching slipcase. Spine titling a bit worn... More about CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS
1955. (BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION). THE CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS. Catalogue in two volumes. Vol. I by Helen Gunsaulus, Vol. II by Margaret Gentles. The Art Institute of Chicago, (1955, 1965). Vol. I is 1/500, Vol. II 1/1000 numbered copies. Vol. I: vi + 284 pp., Vol. II: vi +... More about CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS
1931. BUDDHISM. A BRIEF GLOSSARY OF BUDDHIST TERMS. London: The Buddhist Lodge, 1931. 8vo., orange paper wraps lettered in black. A very good copy with some light creasing and moderate soiling at the wraps. More about BRIEF GLOSSARY OF BUDDHIST TERMS
1959. (BUDDHIST ART). JAPAN: ANCIENT BUDDHIST PAINTINGS. Preface: Serge Elisseeff. Introduction: Takaaki Matsushita. New York: New York Graphic Society, (1959). Folio-size, white paper-covered boards; 21pp. + 32 color plates. Fine, in a dust jacket with one 3-inch tear. More about JAPAN: ANCIENT BUDDHIST PAINTINGS
1949. BUHOT, Jean. HISTOIRE DES ARTS DU JAPAN. I. Des Origines A 1350. Preface de M. Henri Maspero. Vanoest: Editions d'Art et Histoire, 1949. First edition. 4to., blue cloth, spine in gilt; 270pp. + 7 maps + 88 b&w plates. With light wear and soiling at boards, else near fine. More about HISTOIRE DES ARTS DU JAPAN
1936. BULLETIN DE LA MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE. ETUDES DE LINGUISTIQUE JAPONAISE. Par Aikitu Tanakadate, Orestes Pletner, Henri Frei. Tome huitieme (Annee 1936)- Numero 1. Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner, (1936). 8vo., brown cloth-backed, yellow paper-covered boards; 164pp. Slight soiling and rubbing, else good. More about ETUDES DE LINGUISTIQUE JAPONAISE
1941. (Bulletin de la Maison Franco-Japonaise) BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES PRINCIPALES PUBLICATIONS DE L'EMPIRE JAPONAIS. Paris: Geuthner, 1941. Tokyo: N.S.H.K.K., 1941. Tome XII, No. 2-4. Large 8vo., blue cloth-backed, yellow paper covered boards. 373 pages. Good. More about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES PRINCIPALES PUBLICATIONS DE L'EMPIRE JAPONAIS
1955. BURLING, Judith and Arthur Hart. CHINESE ART. New York: The Studio Publications, Inc. in association with Thomas Y. Crowell Co., (1955.) Third printing. 4to., red cloth; 384 pp. B&w illustrations, some also in color. Fine, in a slightly rubbed dj. with a few small edge tears. More about CHINESE ART
1922. BURLINGAME, Eugene Watson. BUDDHIST PARABLES Translated from the Original Pali. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1922. First edition. 348 pp. 8vo., dark blue cloth. Owner's pencil signature on ffep. Very good, spine bumped, light soil to edges. Front hinge cracked. B/w frontispiece. English translations, many from the Jataka Book. More about BUDDHIST PARABLES
1843. BURNES, Lieut-Col. Sir Alexander. CABOOL: A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO, AND RESIDENCE IN THAT CITY, IN THE YEARS 1836, 7, AND 8. London: John Murray, 1843. Second edition. xii + 398 pp. Three quarter leather with gilt spine lettering and raised bands, moire boards, marbled edges. Bookplate... More about CABOOL: A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO, AND RESIDENCE IN THAT
1959. BUSH, Lewis. BATH HOUSE NIGHTS. Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, Ltd., (1959). Second printing. 8vo., blue cloth, illustrated; [vi] + 130 pp. Ink ownership. Touch of sun and bumping to boards. Very good, in an edgeworn and mildly soiled dust jacket with several small punctures to the spine. More about BATH HOUSE NIGHTS
1969. BUSH, Lewis. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS CAPTAIN BROWN. A chronicle of the sea and of Japan's emergence as a world power. With a foreword by Sir John Pilcher. Containing as an appendix the entire text and drawings of R.H. Brunton. Tokyo: Voyagers' Press and Charles E.... More about ILLUSTRIOUS CAPTAIN BROWN
1963. SMALL, Lothian, trans. BUSSAGLI, Mario. PAINTING OF CENTRAL ASIA. (Geneva: Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1963.) One of the "Treasures of Asia" series. Translated into English by Lothian Small. Distributed in the United States by The World Publishing Company. 74 tipped-in color plates illustrating Central Asian paintings from the Third... More about PAINTING OF CENTRAL ASIA
1911. CABATON, A. JAVA AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. London; Leipsic: T. Fisher Unwin. 376p. 47 photo illustrations. bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. untrimmed pages, some light interior foxing. Uncommon. More about JAVA AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIES
18. CADDELL, Cecilia Mary. HISTORY OF THE MISSIONS IN JAPAN AND PARAGUAY. New York: D. & J. Sadleir & Co., [n.d.]. 8vo., xvii + 180pp.; iv + 102pp. Front hinge cracked, front flyleaf missing. Just a touch of foxing or staining at edge of text. Rubbing of boards, cloth worn... More about HISTORY OF THE MISSIONS IN JAPAN AND PARAGUAY